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This wikiHow teaches you how to use Command Prompt to open Task Manager on a Windows computer.

Steps

1

Open Start

. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

2

Scroll down and click Windows System. This folder will be near the bottom of the Start window.

3

Click

Command Prompt. It's near the top of the Windows System folder.

4

Type taskmgr into Command Prompt. This is the command to open the Task Manager program from within any directory on your computer.

5

Press ↵ Enter. Doing so runs the command. You should see the Task Manager window open after a brief moment.

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